2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics...

on 30 and 31 July.

Medalists

Gold	Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion... Norway Norway at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Norway was represented by 38 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.- Participants :-Results:- References :*... (NOR)
Silver	Matthias de Zordo Matthias de Zordo Matthias de Zordo is a German athlete who is the current World Champion in the men's javelin throw. With a throw of 87.81 metres he won the silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.... Germany Germany at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Germany were represented by 74 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.Just five days before the start of the Championships, it was announced that marathon runner Falk Cierpinski had to pull out due to injury.... (GER)
Bronze	Tero Pitkämäki Tero Pitkämäki Tero Kristian Pitkämäki is a Finnish javelin thrower and the former World Champion. Pitkämäki is known for his rivalry with Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen. The two are very close friends, however... Finland Finland at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Finland will be represented by 39 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.- Participants :-Results:-Medalists:- References :*... (FIN)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record	98.48	Jena Jena Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	25 May 1996
European record	98.48	Jena, Germany	25 May 1996
Championship record	89.72	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	23 August 1998
World Leading	90.37	Florø Florø is a town and the administrative centre of Flora municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is also a former municipality that existed for just over 100 years. The town was founded on the Florelandet island between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden by royal decree in 1860. In... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	29 May 2010
European Leading	90.37	Florø, Norway	29 May 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
30 July 2010	10:20	Qualification
31 July 2010	20:05	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 81.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final

Rank	Group	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	Teemu Wirkkala Teemu Wirkkala Teemu Sakari Wirkkala is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.23 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Joensuu.-Achievements:-References:...	76.89	83.57		83.57	Q
2	B	Tero Pitkämäki Tero Pitkämäki Tero Kristian Pitkämäki is a Finnish javelin thrower and the former World Champion. Pitkämäki is known for his rivalry with Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen. The two are very close friends, however...	76.65	83.15		83.15	Q
3	A	Matthias de Zordo Matthias de Zordo Matthias de Zordo is a German athlete who is the current World Champion in the men's javelin throw. With a throw of 87.81 metres he won the silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona....	74.89	77.82	82.34	82.34	Q
4	A	Ainārs Kovals Ainars Kovals Ainārs Kovals is a male Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka....	78.58	78.22	79.32	79.32	q
5	B	Dmytro Kosynskyy Dmytro Kosynskyy -Achievements:-References:...		71.30	79.29	79.29	q
6	A	Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion...			78.82	78.82	q
7	B	Ēriks Rags Eriks Rags Ēriks Rags is a Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.47 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London.-Achievements:-External links:...			78.45	78.45	q
8	A	Roman Avramenko Roman Avramenko -Achievements:-References:...	74.84		78.11	78.11	q
9	A	Vítězslav Veselý Vítezslav Veselý Vítězslav Veselý is a Czech javelin thrower.He finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He threw personal best throw of 81.20 metres during the qualifying round at the 2008 Olympic Games and finished twelfth in the final...		77.76	74.99	77.76	q
10	B	Petr Frydrych Petr Frydrych Petr Frydrych is a Czech javelin thrower. His current personal best mark of 88.23 metres, thrown on May 27, 2010 in Ostrava, places him second on the Czech all-time list, behind only world record holder and three-time Olympic champion Jan Železný, who is currently his coach.-Early...	77.56		75.96	77.56	q
11	B	Oleksandr Pyatnytsya Oleksandr Pyatnytsya Oleksandr Pyatnytsya is a male javelin thrower from Ukraine. His personal best is 81.96 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Saint-Denis....	77.20		77.54	77.54	q
12	A	Sergey Makarov Sergey Alexandrovich Makarov Sergey Makarov is a Russian javelin thrower.Born into a sporting family, Makarov's father, Aleksandr Makarov, won the silver medal in javelin throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics....	76.69	74.13	74.54	76.69	q
13	A	Csongor Olteán	76.53	75.05		76.53
14	B	Uladzimir Kazlou Uladzimir Kazlou Uladzimir Kazlou is a Belarusian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 82.06 metres, achieved in the final of the 2008 Olympic Games.-Achievements:-References:...		76.29	72.33	76.29
15	A	Gabriel Wallin	71.85		76.12	76.12
16	A	Jakub Vadlejch		76.04		76.04
17	B	Harri Haatainen Harri Haatainen Harri Juhani Haatainen is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.63 metres, achieved in August 2001 in Gateshead.-Achievements:-References:*...	75.83			75.83
18	B	Jérôme Haeffler	67.60	75.60		75.60
19	B	Rafael Baraza	71.96	68.22	73.34	73.34
20	B	Martin Benák	73.18			73.18
21	B	Ilya Korotkov Ilya Korotkov Ilya Korotkov is a Russian javelin thrower.He represented Russia at the Olympics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and finished seventh in the final...	72.04		71.07	72.04
22	A	Ioánnis Smaliós	71.57			71.57
23	B	Vadims Vasiļevskis Vadims Vasilevskis Vadims Vasiļevskis is a Latvian javelin thrower, a silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics. Vasiļevskis achieved his best result of 90.73m on July 22, 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia, becoming the tenth longest javelin thrower of all times.He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka...			67.56	67.56

Final

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion...	86.32	88.37	86.30	84.12		83.40	88.37
	Matthias de Zordo Matthias de Zordo Matthias de Zordo is a German athlete who is the current World Champion in the men's javelin throw. With a throw of 87.81 metres he won the silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona....	86.22	87.81	87.06			84.12	87.81	PB
	Tero Pitkämäki Tero Pitkämäki Tero Kristian Pitkämäki is a Finnish javelin thrower and the former World Champion. Pitkämäki is known for his rivalry with Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen. The two are very close friends, however...	81.47		82.30	83.96	86.67	86.31	86.67
4	Oleksandr Pyatnytsya Oleksandr Pyatnytsya Oleksandr Pyatnytsya is a male javelin thrower from Ukraine. His personal best is 81.96 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Saint-Denis....	81.24	80.91	78.91	82.01	76.59		82.01
5	Teemu Wirkkala Teemu Wirkkala Teemu Sakari Wirkkala is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.23 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Joensuu.-Achievements:-References:...	78.52	76.94	81.76		81.14	81.31	81.76
6	Ainārs Kovals Ainars Kovals Ainārs Kovals is a male Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka....	81.19				75.19	80.55	81.19
7	Sergey Makarov Sergey Alexandrovich Makarov Sergey Makarov is a Russian javelin thrower.Born into a sporting family, Makarov's father, Aleksandr Makarov, won the silver medal in javelin throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics....	80.86	78.31	78.89				80.86
8	Roman Avramenko Roman Avramenko -Achievements:-References:...			78.65			79.52	79.52
9	Vítězslav Veselý Vítezslav Veselý Vítězslav Veselý is a Czech javelin thrower.He finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He threw personal best throw of 81.20 metres during the qualifying round at the 2008 Olympic Games and finished twelfth in the final...	69.42		77.83				77.83
10	Petr Frydrych Petr Frydrych Petr Frydrych is a Czech javelin thrower. His current personal best mark of 88.23 metres, thrown on May 27, 2010 in Ostrava, places him second on the Czech all-time list, behind only world record holder and three-time Olympic champion Jan Železný, who is currently his coach.-Early...	77.30	76.69	76.76				77.30
11	Ēriks Rags Eriks Rags Ēriks Rags is a Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.47 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London.-Achievements:-External links:...		76.93	76.08				76.93
12	Dmytro Kosynskyy Dmytro Kosynskyy -Achievements:-References:...		73.26	73.11				73.26

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